2015 Today I Learned Quotes

January 2015

I will be grateful for this day.
Righteousness is more powerful than wickedness.
Mistakes have the power to turn you into something better than you were before.
Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.
Don’t forget to be awesome!
I am in charge of how I feel and today I am choosing happiness.
Some of life’s best lessons are learned at the worst times.
Leaders should be interested in leadership because it’s good for those around them and not themselves.
Our conduct will never change His fundamental character.
When a leader fails to be vulnerable they destroy trust with the people they lead.
You may not always end up where you thought you were going, but you will always end up where you are meant to be.
Sometimes we need to pray to God to free us to go and begin our new journey so that passion may be born out of the request and the results.
You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.
The power of a group is the function of the purity of its motives.
A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
We don’t lose friends during troubles; we just learn who our real ones are.
The same level of thinking that created the problem won’t solve the problem.
Actions do speak louder than words and promises mean nothing without proof.
You have to learn the rules of the game and then you have to play better than anyone else.
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

July 2015

Learn to say “no” without explaining yourself.
From Dr. Emily Loveland that when we put food into our mouth, we are making a choice to slowly poison our body or to nourish and heal it.
Only dead fish go with the flow.
The greater your storm, the brighter your rainbow.
From Jordan Holwell that you are never too old to change, to learn or to remake yourself.
Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places.
Live in such a way that if someone spoke badly of you no one would believe it.
Sometimes God lets you hit rock bottom so that you discover that He is the rock at the bottom.
From Raymond Rasmussen that whether the glass is half full or half empty, it can always be refilled.
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Success is a journey, not a destination; if you believe you are a success, you are.
From Ursula Wachowiak that at any given moment, you have the power to say, “This is not how the story is going to end.”
One small crack does not mean you are broken, it means that you were put to the test and you didn’t fall apart.
It might take a year, it might take a day, but what’s meant to be will always find its way.
From Curt Salomon. Good, better, best… Never let it rest, till the good is better and the better is best.
Be a Flamingo in a flock of Pigeons.
Success cannot be obtained by merely doing what is required, but by doing what you need to do, against all odds, at a level of excellence above all others.
From Peter A. Cohen that there is no one giant step that does it; it’s a lot of little steps.
Success does not come to you, you go to it; if you believe you are a success, you are.
Cry as hard as you want, but make sure that when you stop crying, you never cry for the same reason again.
From Audrey Hepburn that nothing is IMPOSSIBLE, the word itself says, “I’m Possible.”
There is no angry way to say Bubbles.
If you can’t stop thinking about it, don’t stop working for it.

February 2015

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
Do not give up, the beginning is always the hardest. ‘
If “Plan A” didn’t work. The alphabet has 25 more letters.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless and strong when facing them.
Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
A friend who understands your tears is much more valuable than a lot of friends who only know your smile.
What you plant now, you will harvest later.
There comes a time when you have to choose between turning the page and closing the book.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Always trust you first gut instincts. If you genuinely feel in your Heart and soul that something is wrong, it usually is.
Be strong because things will get better. It may be stormy now, but it never rains forever.
Difficult times can define you, diminish you or develop you.
Either I will find a way, or I will make one.
I can’t change the director of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Always trust you first gut instincts. If you genuinely feel in your Heart and soul that something is wrong, it usually is.
Be strong because things will get better. It may be stormy now, but it never rains forever.
Difficult times can define you, diminish you or develop you.
Either I will find a way, or I will make one.
I can’t change the director of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Don’t let school get in the way of your education.
Life isn’t about finding yourself, it is about creating yourself.
Energy flows where energy goes.
Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know.
Spending today complaining about yesterday won’t make tomorrow any better.

August 2015

Success is a state of mind and a belief in excellence; if you believe you are a success, you are.
A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.
From Eleanor Roosevelt that no one can make you inferior without your consent.
From Ursula Wachowiak that one woman can make a difference, but together we can Rock the World.
Life is like a camera. You focus on what’s important, capture the good times, develop from the negative and if things don’t work out take another shot.
From Suzanne Evans that money should not be for getting things, it should be for changing things.
Be a voice, not an echo.
Be careful with your words. Once they are said, they can be only forgiven, not forgotten.
From Ursula Wachowiak that a successful woman is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her.
Change is inevitable but growth is optional.
From Maya Angelou. History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
Having a soft heart in a cruel world is courage, not weakness.
If you want something you never had, you have to do something you’ve never done.
From Dale E. Turner. Because everything we say and do is a shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being.
It is when you have a crack in your heart that the light will come in.
Success is not defined by having the most opportunities, talents or the best luck but by developing the opportunities with your god given talents regardless of your fortune.
Let Go and Let God!
Keep Calm and Smile!

March 2015

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
Peace doesn’t mean you won’t have problems; peace means your problems won’t have you.
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
I will not say I failed 1000 times; I will say that I discovered there are 1000 ways that can cause failure.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich and a tragedy for the poor.
People cry, not because they’re weak. It’s because they’ve been strong for too long.
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.
Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.
Let go of people who dull your shine, poison your spirit, and bring you drama.
If we aren’t happy with who we are, how can we help others find happiness.
Stop letting people who do so little for you, control so much of your mind, feelings, and emotions.
Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn’t give you credit.
Don’t wait till you reach your goal to enjoy your body.
I will walk by faith even when I cannot see.
The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.
It’s really Okay for there to be times when you stop putting everyone else first and just do what’s best for you.
Mistakes are proof that you are trying.
Do not get upset with people or situations both are powerless without your reaction.
The key to happiness is letting each situation be what it is instead of what you think it should be.

September 2015

Worrying doesn’t take away tomorrow’s troubles. It takes away today’s peace.
We never lose friends. We simply learn who the real ones are.
No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life goes on and will be better tomorrow.
Be someone else’s sunshine. Be the reason someone smiles today.
Eventually people will realize that mistakes are meant for learning not repeating.
Keep Going. Everything you need will come to you at a perfect time.
We don’t lose friends. We just learn who our real ones are.
Follow Your Gut.
Something about people. If they do it once, they’ll do it again.
The PAST is where you learned the lesson. The FUTURE is where you apply the lesson. Don’t GIVE UP in the middle.
Before you assume; learn the facts. Before you judge; understand why. Before you hurt someone; feel. Before you speak; think.
A truly Great Mentor is hard to find, difficult to part with, and impossible to forget.
True humility is staying teachable, regardless of how much you already know.
I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can do what others can’t.
If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there.
From Bob Proctor that a mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.
We sometimes may think we know the answers, but we really don’t even see the problem.
My world may not be falling apart, it might just be falling into place.
It’s not about how hard you get hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.

April 2015

The secret of being HAPPY is accepting where you are in life and making the most out of every day.
There are no regrets in life, just lessons learned.
Worrying doesn’t take away tomorrow’s troubles it takes away today’s peace.
It is a great day to learn something new.
You learn something every day IF you pay attention.
Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already.
I can and I will.
Don’t cry over the past, it’s gone. Don’t stress about the future, it hasn’t arrived. Live in the present and make it beautiful.
Raise your words not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers not the thunder.
Our choices are just a reflection of our essence and the outcome of our intention.
Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.
When it rains look for rainbows, when it’s dark look for stars.
Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.
Difficult Roads Often Lead To Beautiful Destinations.
Sometimes following your heart means losing your mind.
Grace is the power of God working in you and through you to do those things you cannot do.
It’s better to know and be disappointed than to never know and always wonder.
Leave a little sparkle wherever you go.
Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid to not try.
Our scars only show us where we’ve been. They don’t dictate where we will go.
Sometimes when things are falling apart they may actually be falling into place.
Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything.
Enjoy the little things in life, because one day you will look back and realize they were the big things.

October 2015

True sales is a transformation of inspiration.
From Suzanne Evans that if you live your life looking for coupons, then you live a coupon life.
If we are following Jesus and it does not lead to the poor, then we’re not really following Jesus .
Our job as a parent is not to shield our kids from struggles and pain but to prepare them to navigate through life with grace and conviction.
Let go of what we expected and embrace what we have.
To have no regrets, just lessons learned.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us but those who win battles we know nothing about.
Grief never ends…But it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay.
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question; and a fool can learn from a wise answer.
From Dr. Seuss that you have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
Always act like you are wearing an invisible crown.
Having positive thoughts increase your brains ability to make better decisions.
Intelligent people have the ability to enhance the intelligence of those who are close to them.
Bad memories will play the most often, but just because the memory comes up doesn’t mean you have to watch it. Change the channel.
To find my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them.
You don’t know, until you know.
Once you have accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.
It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.
To give not because I have MUCH, but because I know how it feels to have NOTHING.
Truly GREAT FRIENDS are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget.
Life is beautiful.

May 2015

Stop focusing on how stressed you are and remember how blessed you are.
Hurt me with the truth but never comfort me with a lie.
In the end, we only regret the chances we did not take.
Stars can’t shine without darkness.
We are created to be human beings, not human doings. It’s time to stop doing and start being.
We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.
You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
You were born to be real, not to be perfect.
When you worry about tomorrow, you waste today.
You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
Be who you are not who the world wants you to be.
If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan but never the goal.
You were born to be real, not to be perfect.
Do what is right, not what is easy.
From Kim Brondyke that you don’t know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.
Broken crayons still color.
God makes people. People make issues.
IF you can melt my mind… you can have my body… if you can melt my heart… you can have my soul…
If you want something you’ve never had, you have to do something you’ve never done.
Knowing when to walk away is wisdom. Being able to is courageous. Walking away with your head held high is dignity.

November 2015

Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
Believe in yourself a little more each day.
Be open to learning new lessons today even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.
Imagination and creativity is more important than knowledge.
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
Everybody’s got a past. The past does not equal the future unless you live there.
Without a solid foundation, you’ll have trouble creating anything of value.
Trust your instincts. Intuition doesn’t lie.
Don’t tell me the sky is the limits when there are footprints on the moon.
Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes.
Pets are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
Don’t dig up in doubt what you planted in faith.
Nothing is impossible; the word itself says “I’m Possible”; today is the day to make it happen!
From Kathleen Gage that it is better to be useful than wonderful.
From Debra Magoon that Pain is temporary, quitting is forever.
I love the person I am today and without the lessons I learned from my past, my journey, I would not be me.
Life is a journey, Live it!
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Say no to the status quo.
Everyone has the potential to be more inventive and change their future at any age.

June 2015

You are capable of more than you know.
Don’t look back you’re not going that way.
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
If your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough!
It always seems impossible until it’s done.
Why wish upon a star. When you can pray to the one who created it.
It might take a Year, it might take a Day, but what’s meant to be will always find its Way.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
Live in grace. Walk in love.
Don’t let someone who has done nothing tell you how to do anything.
Be your own kind of beautiful.
Don’t stress the “could haves” because if it “should have”, it WOULD HAVE.
From Dori Mages that success is not measured by the number of friends you have, but by the number of friends who have your back.
The world is a jungle; you either fight or run forever.
Love everyone always.
From Debra Sunderland that just as the brain has the ability to take away a life, it also has the power to give back beyond what is expected.
Don’t think too much. You’ll create a problem that wasn’t even there in the first place.
From Valerie Janke that the only time we truly fail is if we fail to try.
To be authentic and say what I feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.
Don’t waste words on people who deserve your silence. Sometimes the most powerful thing you say is nothing at all.
Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.
From Dori Mages that when we become anxious, we need to utilize that tension to propel us forward and push us harder toward success.

December 2015

From Wayne Dyer that when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
What you think, you become.
God is never the author of evil.
The seed is the orchard in disguise.
God’s presence is never more real than in the middle of a storm.
Character is how you treat those who can do nothing for you.
Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.
From Johnna Parr that ACTION separates the WINNERS from the WHINERS!
God will always limit the evil that comes our way so we can endure.
Our only chance to thrive is to have strong roots.
God will eventually weave our pain and suffering and weave it into a fabric of blessings and purpose.
Identity drives Motivation; Motivation drives Action; Actions drives Results.
Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.
The Spirit of God transcends human ability and transforms human inability.
To fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting.
From Suzanne Evans that simpler is richer.
Anyone can run downhill but only a few will run up hill and that is where the prize is.
From George Eliot that it’s never too late to be what you might have been.
Merry Christmas!!
From Debra Magoon that it’s easier to give birth than raise the dead!
When you’re up your friends know who you are. When you’re down, you know who your friends are.

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